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Announcement: BOSS Business Stars of 2024

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As 2024 ends, it seems only right to highlight some amazing women who represent leadership and excellence and support the BOSS mission. This list highlights businesswomen who inspire us by taking destiny into their own hands. They are leaders and change agents for the next generation of bosses. We salute them in all their greatness as they continue to make BOSS moves. Follow these bosses! Alexandria E. Latimer www.alexandrialatimer.com @Ceo_alexandria Alexis Jones transcendclinicalservices.org @transcendclinicalservices Aiesha McKenzie www.mysignaturescent.net @mysigscent Ambrosia Lee Crump www.dignitydisability.com @dignitydisability Angeline Johnson www.cccsconsulting.com @c3sconsulting Ariel Cannon www.estheticwoodwork.com @estheticwoodwork Christina Kanu www.christinakanu.com @misskanu Dhomonique Murphy www.TheRightMethod.com @Dhomonique Dominiquea Richmond www.miracletaxes.com @msd.talksbusiness/ Dr. Ellana Stinson www.safohair.com @safohair/ Dr. Freda Dubery www.photospree.com @t...
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Strengthening Your Online Presence Using LinkedIn to Land Job Offers by Kaleema Muhammad

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Kaleema Muhammad , CEO of an online resume-writing business, leverages her experience at Big 4 CPA and Fortune 500 companies to empower job seekers with job-winning resumes. She is also a motivational speaker, youth mentor, spiritual healer, and writer dedicated to positively impacting others. In today’s competitive job market, having a strong online presence is essential for success. Among professional networking platforms, LinkedIn stands out as the most powerful tool for building your personal brand, connecting with employers, and securing job opportunities. With over 930 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is more than just a social media site; it’s your gateway to professional success. Here’s why strengthening your LinkedIn presence is crucial and how it can elevate your job search. 1. Increased Visibility to Recruiters Do you know that 87% of recruiters regularly use LinkedIn to find candidates? An optimized profile ensures you appear in their searches. This involves highlighting ...
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Make Friends with Failure: Your Unlikely Ally on the Road to Success by Alicia Hill

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Alicia Hill , CEO of ACG Brand Management, builds valuable brands for individuals and businesses. With over 20 years of leadership experience, she specializes in marketing, sales, and development. Alicia coaches and mentors small business owners, leaders, and professionals and actively supports career development and leadership in nonprofits, schools, and corporations . Failure—just the word alone can make people cringe. For many of us, failure feels like a weight we’d rather avoid at all costs. It’s messy, uncomfortable, and often humbling. But here’s the surprising truth: failure is not your enemy; it’s your most excellent teacher and guide. As an entrepreneur and content creator, I’ve learned that the only way to achieve something new is to try something new, which inevitably means making peace with failure along the way. If you’re waiting for a perfect plan or a risk-free path, you’re waiting for a ship that will never sail. The Comfort Zone Conundrum Why are we so afraid to fail? ...
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Cultivating Courage and Self-Trust for Sustainable Change by Stephanie Lewis

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Stephanie Lewis  is the founder of LiveWellFlow and an attorney. She helps leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs improve their lifestyles by teaching them mindfulness practices that help them reduce stress, improve their health, better manage their time, and live in greater alignment with their values. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, out of balance, or unsure about how to create lasting changes in your life, you’re not alone. The journey toward a healthier, more mindful lifestyle takes courage, self-trust, and patience—qualities we often need to nurture intentionally. Courage: Advocating for Yourself Much like advocates speak truth to power, mindfulness is a practice of advocating for yourself—of speaking truth to yourself with soft, gentle curiosity. It’s about noticing how you might be getting in your own way and exploring shifts in your mindset, habits, and routines around areas like eating, movement, stress, and boundaries. This isn’t easy work, but it’s essential. These sma...
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Maximizing Business Development in the 4th Quarter: Strategies for Finishing Strong by Dr. Trina Pullum

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R enowned for her dynamic leadership,  Dr. Catrina  has curated a distinguished career, navigating the intricacies of the entertainment realm and corporate landscape. As a sought-after consultant, she's known for orchestrating success stories and infusing projects with a unique blend of vision and business acumen. As the calendar year winds down, businesses enter the all-important fourth quarter—a crucial time to reflect on accomplishments, address challenges, and make final pushes to meet or exceed annual targets. Business development in this period requires a strategic approach, as opportunities and stakes are higher. Whether closing deals, expanding into new markets, or forming strategic partnerships, the actions taken during Q4 can significantly impact a company’s long-term success. Understanding Business Development Business development is identifying, nurturing, and leveraging growth opportunities to create long-term value for a company. It involves exploring new markets...
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Letting Go of Toxic Energy & Reclaiming Your Peace by Stephanie Lewis

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Stephanie Lewis is the founder of LiveWellFlow and an attorney. She helps leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs improve their lifestyles by teaching them mindfulness practices that help them reduce stress, improve their health, better manage their time, and live in greater alignment with their values. *************************************************** Ever feel weighed down by negativity from all sides? In today’s world, with countless sources of stress and unrest, it’s easy to let toxic energy slip into our lives without realizing it. From political and social tensions to challenging work or relationship dynamics, the constant negativity can deplete us. Being mindful of when and how you’re exposing yourself to toxic energy is crucial to bringing peace and balance back into your life. So, how can you begin to reduce the negative influences around you? Here are a few practical steps: Limit Interactions with Toxic People : It’s often hard to distance yourself from those who drain your e...
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Elevating Your Entrepreneurship with Executive Presence by Alicia Hill

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Alicia Hill , CEO of ACG Brand Management, builds valuable brands for individuals and businesses. With over 20 years of leadership experience, she specializes in marketing, sales, and development. Alicia coaches and mentors small business owners, leaders and professionals as well as actively supports nonprofits, schools, and corporations in career development and leadership. As an entrepreneur, you’re not just building a business; you’re creating a legacy. But crafting that legacy requires more than innovative ideas and a well-organized business plan. It demands an intangible yet powerful skill: Executive Presence. For entrepreneurs, executive presence is the art of inspiring confidence, gaining trust, and leading with poise. It's the blend of gravitas, communication prowess, and authenticity that elevates you from being a leader to a visionary others want to follow. One of the essentials of executive presence is gravitas. Gravitas is both a mindset and a practice. It’s about leadi...
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